Thursday, December 4, 2014

What He Wants for Christmas

Is it just me, or does it seem like the men in my life are the most difficult to shop for? Women I know have pinterest pages, and wish lists on amazon, and circled items in pages of the recent Tiffany magazine. Just me? Ok... moving on. I'm lucky that I know my husband really well and I know his interests. But what about the other men in my life? Like my dad. Sure, every year he says "Don't get me anything." My sister and I never listen though. Never. He always ends up with something from the both of us.

// Drumsticks. My dad is a drummer. I learned at a very young age that he goes through drumsticks like most people go through chapstick. (or is that just me again?) So every Christmas he gets a nice shiny pair of new drumsticks!

// A silly tie. Don't judge. He loves these things. Sure, some years he'll get a nice one from me, but my dad is a jokester and silly ties are his thing.

// A shirt with a statement. (not pictured) Did I mention my dad is a jokester? I got him a shirt very similar to this last year and he LOVED it. He even wore it after Christmas. (Get it? Noel?) Yeah, a few of the family members thought I was dumb for getting it for him.

// Uncle John's Bathroom Reader. For the man in your life that likes to know a bunch of random crap. And to learn said random crap while... well, you get it.

// Meats and Cheeses. Because show me a guy that doesn't love some good meats and cheeses.

// A new Calendar. My dad ALWAYS (always) gets my sister and I a new calendar for Christmas. He's done it for as long as I can remember, so I started returning the favor. Even though Grandma always (always) makes a family Christmas calendar. (more on that another time). He likes his silly stuff.

// Hotwheels. My dad has a collection. He never takes these out of the packaging, and they're displayed on a WALL in his office. Yes, a wall. It's really very cool to see.

What would you get a special guy in your life? Anything on here strike your fancy?

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The only guy I usually buy for is my brother...he's a professional golfer so my go-to is golf clothes..I'm the one that purchases the neon colored pants and crazy prints. I like to spice things up a bit!

So funny! I love these ideas. My dad is pretty goofy, so at least for his birthday or Christmas or Father's Day (or something), I try to find him something to suite his personality. Great ideas!! I almost always get Pepperidge Farm meats/cheeses for our dads. Thanks for sharing! xo

I would be afraid to get my husband the bathroom reader.... He spends enough time in there as it is! lol! Your dad sounds like he would be a lot of fun. My father in law is too serious for some of these gifts.

Guys are so tough. M always wants expensive things, or things that I couldn't possibly pick out on my own (like golfing gear or the right electronic toy)! I usually give him things he needs instead like dress shirts and ties for work, or a pair of cufflinks. Sometimes cologne! He buys the things he wants then for his birthday lol.

My hubs wants electric drums for Christmas... So I went to 5 below & got his butt a toy table top drum set. He keeps it at work and plays w it! Ha, close enough I guess. He is easy to buy for, he just likes expensive things! But he bought him self some drum sticks..... No drums though lol.

Men are SO hard to buy for! My dad too - if he thinks of something he wants, he just buys it. We are constantly (yelling) telling him to stop doing that and wait for Christmas or his birthday. So annoying!

Men are totally difficult to shop for. Luckily for my dad I just take him out to dinner. For my husband? He said he thinks presents should be useful. So... deodorant, pajamas, thermal shirts, underwear, etc. That's for him!